Former FOX News Chairman & CEO Roger Ailes Dead

Founder and former chairman of FOX News, Roger Ailes, has died. He passed away this morning. His widow, Elizabeth Ailes, confirmed the news in a statement that called Ailes a "loving husband" to her and his son Zachary.

She called him a "patriot, profoundly grateful to live in a country that gave him so much opportunity to work hard, to rise and to give back.".

Ailes was born in Ohio and was a television pioneer.

(Ailes) "We'd like to be premier journalists. We'd like to restore objectivity where we find it lacking."